On 3/19/2017 9:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> >>
>> >Nice one.:)
>> >Learning to cope with things going wrong is character forming.:)
> Well, I've got character in spades.  I like my quiet. If next week looks
> like it's going to be another noisy week, I'm going to probably check out
> the offsite office desk rental company (they're just a couple buildings
> down).  Just I spend a fair amount of time in video calls, and I'm not
> sure how well that works in their environment.
>
> I should talk to my neighbor - he uses them, and I know he manages a
> company from there, with remote employees all over the US.  So it must
> work OK.
>

It sounds like a good idea.

Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea, 
was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral


>>> >>Next Saturday, we have two concerts in Seattle on Saturday; PDQ Bach
>>> >>(Peter Schickele)
>> >
>> >I did not know he was still alive.
> Yep, he's still hanging in there.
>
>> >Speaking of which. I hear Chuck Berry has just died.:(
> I heard that as well.:(
>
>> >I got my introduction to Classical music from someone who gave me a
>> >running commentary of Beethoven's Emperor concerto. Not as a sports
>> >announcer, though.:)
> That could've been fun.:)
>

I could go into it in more depth but I take the 5th. ;)

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On 20-3-2017 10:18, Stephen wrote:
> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>
>
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>

That was hilarious. I must say though that the father did not react 
well; he should have been much less strung up, more relaxed, after all 
it is not the end of the world. What does it say about him?  ;-)

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On 3/20/2017 12:09 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 20-3-2017 10:18, Stephen wrote:
>> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
>> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>>
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>>
>>
>
> That was hilarious. I must say though that the father did not react
> well; he should have been much less strung up, more relaxed, after all
> it is not the end of the world. What does it say about him?  ;-)
>

There was a bit more to it than just that video.
I'm told that lots of people thought his wife was a maid or child minder 
because she is Korean and that set off another rash of threads. Even 
though you can hear the girl saying "mommy".

Here is his/their follow up interview.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39232538


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On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:07:32 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 3/19/2017 9:57 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> >You have education in the southern states?
>> Sadly, yes, but it's not that good - and Texas is big enough that the
>> publishers for textbooks tend to go with Texas' standards nationwide
>> rather than produce different books for different states.
>>
>>
> I heard that when the "evolution Vs creation" debate was ongoing.

Oh, yes, that's a big thing in Texas. m-/

>>> >But I was talking about the independence thing.:)
>> Yeah, I figured.:)
> 
> She would make a good redneck with her complexion. ;)

LOL



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On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:18:07 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
> 
> https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-
interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral

Yeah, that one made the rounds, including one version that has our 
esteemed POTUS as one of the kids.

>>> >I got my introduction to Classical music from someone who gave me a
>>> >running commentary of Beethoven's Emperor concerto. Not as a sports
>>> >announcer, though.:)
>> That could've been fun.:)
>>
>>
> I could go into it in more depth but I take the 5th. ;)

"And they're off on a four-note theme...."



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On 3/20/2017 3:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:18:07 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
>> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>>
>> https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-
> interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>
> Yeah, that one made the rounds, including one version that has our
> esteemed POTUS as one of the kids.
>

When did POTUS enter the language?

>>>>> I got my introduction to Classical music from someone who gave me a
>>>>> running commentary of Beethoven's Emperor concerto. Not as a sports
>>>>> announcer, though.:)
>>> That could've been fun.:)
>>>
>>>
>> I could go into it in more depth but I take the 5th. ;)
>
> "And they're off on a four-note theme...."
>
>
>
I was going to say:
I'll talk! I'll talk!

But I liked that. Thanks.

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On 20-3-2017 14:42, Stephen wrote:
> On 3/20/2017 12:09 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 20-3-2017 10:18, Stephen wrote:
>>> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South Korea,
>>> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>>>
>>>
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That was hilarious. I must say though that the father did not react
>> well; he should have been much less strung up, more relaxed, after all
>> it is not the end of the world. What does it say about him?  ;-)
>>
>
> There was a bit more to it than just that video.
> I'm told that lots of people thought his wife was a maid or child minder
> because she is Korean and that set off another rash of threads. Even
> though you can hear the girl saying "mommy".
>
> Here is his/their follow up interview.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39232538
>
>

Yes, I happened to see it real time by chance. I think the main reason 
why people thought that way was the extremely tense attitude the father 
showed. For me, it was tell-tale in a sense, not about maid or such but 
about his own stance in life as a father and/or in his professional 
career. At least, the interview had made him very nervous.

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On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:10:18 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 3/20/2017 3:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:18:07 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> Did you see the news article, where a BBC correspondent in South
>>> Korea,
>>> was talking on air and his young children burst into the room?
>>>
>>> https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/10/south-korea-expert-
>> interrupted-baby-toddler-live-tv-viral
>>
>> Yeah, that one made the rounds, including one version that has our
>> esteemed POTUS as one of the kids.
>>
>>
> When did POTUS enter the language?

1895, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ;)

>>>>>> I got my introduction to Classical music from someone who gave me a
>>>>>> running commentary of Beethoven's Emperor concerto. Not as a sports
>>>>>> announcer, though.:)
>>>> That could've been fun.:)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I could go into it in more depth but I take the 5th. ;)
>>
>> "And they're off on a four-note theme...."
>>
>>
>>
> I was going to say:
> I'll talk! I'll talk!
> 
> But I liked that. Thanks.

Which actually is a line from the start of the Beethoven/Schickele 
track. :D

Jim
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On 3/22/2017 6:01 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:10:18 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 3/20/2017 3:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>
>>> Yeah, that one made the rounds, including one version that has our
>>> esteemed POTUS as one of the kids.
>>>
>>>
>> When did POTUS enter the language?
>
> 1895, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ;)
>

My, my. I only noticed it a couple of years ago.


>>>
>>>
>> I was going to say:
>> I'll talk! I'll talk!
>>
>> But I liked that. Thanks.
>
> Which actually is a line from the start of the Beethoven/Schickele
> track. :D
>

I was thinking more: the three stooges or the Marx Brothers.


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On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:04:54 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 3/22/2017 6:01 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:10:18 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/20/2017 3:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, that one made the rounds, including one version that has our
>>>> esteemed POTUS as one of the kids.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> When did POTUS enter the language?
>>
>> 1895, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ;)
>>
>>
> My, my. I only noticed it a couple of years ago.

SCOTUS predates it by about 10 years, IIRC.  Both were originally used as 
shortcuts for wire news services and telegraph messages.

The more you know... ;)

>>> I was going to say:
>>> I'll talk! I'll talk!
>>>
>>> But I liked that. Thanks.
>>
>> Which actually is a line from the start of the Beethoven/Schickele
>> track. :D
>>
>>
> I was thinking more: the three stooges or the Marx Brothers.

I thought so, which is why I specified. ;D



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